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Career Investigation: Social Worker
Pay
Work Environment
In 2012, social workers held about 607,300 jobs. In the following environment:
Based on my interest and skills, Kuder
believed that Correctional Services was a
great placement for me. In this pathway, I
believe the career best for me in this field
is a Social Worker. Lets look at the life of a
Social Worker.
- Clinical social workers
- School social workers
- Healthcare social workers
- Geriatric social workers
- Hospice and palliative care social workers
- Medical social workers
- Mental health and substance abuse social workers
Summary
Evidence of Career Research
Types of Social Workers
Self Assessment
Duties
- Social workers help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives.
- Identify people who need help.
- Review their client's needs, strengths, and help the client make and reach goals.
- Respond to crisis situations.
- Make plans to develop to improve the client's well-being.
- Along with many more duties.
Career Planning
High school classes that will help me in the long run on my career path are:
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Parenting
- Psychology
After high school, I will need to go to college and recieve a bachelor's degree in social work, but employers will hire those with a degree in psychology or sociology. I will also need a license.
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Sample of School Work
Working with FCCLA and going to the State Conference, helped me to discover my voice, learn leadership skills, and how to be more interactive with peers. As a social worker, communication is a key process and the most important.
- Psychologists
- Counselors
- Social and Community Service Managers
Evidence with Business, Industry, Agencies, and Organizations
Work Cited
"Summary." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, n.d. Web.
01 Apr. 2014.
"Kuder." Kuder. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014.